[GPS_Standard] Berts new Firmware and stuff

[Hugh Duff]

You can debate the "brand-A processor is better than the others" 'til 
the cows come home. Just like the Chevy, Ford, Chryco pissing contest, 
there are hardcore users who will defend their camp to the death. IMHO 
they're all the same, some manufacturers use Von Neuman, others use 
Harvard architecture, all offer families with a variety of speed and 
peripherals.

I've found that in general most people tend to stick with (i.e. design 
at work) the brand and family of processor that they cut their teeth on 
in college. That said, I learned on Intel MCS-85, use Freescale 
(Motorola) at work and often use PIC and Atmel for my hobby projects.
There are situations in the past that steered the popularity of certain 
makes of uC (i.e. Motorola blew it with the hobbiest when they allocated 
all of their parts for months and even years at a time to the 
automakers) but generally, use whatever tool will suit your needs.

73, Hugh VA3TO / NA3TO


Zack Widup wrote:
> I'm tending more and more toward using AVR's myself, although each product
> has its advantages and disadvantages. Atmel hasn't come out with a product
> yet that is anything like the PIC 10F200. I've been working on a keyer on a
> 1/2 inch square pc board using the 10F200.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:31 PM, k7hbg @dslextreme.com <k7hbg at dslextreme.com
>   
>> wrote:
>>     
>
>   
>> Thanks Bert!
>> New and exciting stuff going on.
>>
>> And a note to Tim-WO9U,
>>  Thanks for the display information. The kids at the place I work tell me
>> that the Freescale
>> processor line is the only one to use and that "PIC's suck". What do I
>> know.
>> I'll bow to experience here and if
>> nothing else, chalk it up to youthful enthusiasm.
>>  Freescale seems to have a dandy web site and an overwhelming amount of
>> information available. I get the picture
>> that one does NOT just start a project like this in a "willy nilly"
>> fashion.
>>
>> I think the best way to start is to buy a little demo board. They appear to
>> be pretty cheap. I'll let the kids give me
>> a bit of guidance here.
>>  Anyway, thanks for the nice letter and your information.
>>
>> Regards to all, Bob K7HBG
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